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The clause signals that users' Personal Information may be legally treated as sold or shared under certain U.S. privacy laws through the use of advertising technologies, triggering potential opt-out rights.
Users' Personal Information may be treated as sold or shared under certain U.S. privacy laws as a result of Mercury's advertising cookie practices, even absent a monetary transaction.
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we may use, retain or share information with law enforcement or others in circumstances where a person's vital interests require protection, such as in the case of emergencies.
Any such de-identified genetic information and phenotypic information we share with third parties for research purposes is done in accordance with Part 46 (beginning with Section 46.101) of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
if you are accessing and using Lime Services under a corporate account...you acknowledge and agree that Lime may share certain of your usage information with whomever provided you with access to the Lime Services
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"Under certain U.S. privacy laws, the use of these technologies may be considered "sharing" or a "sale" of Personal Information, even though we do not exchange your information for money.— Excerpt from Mercury's Mercury Privacy Policy
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The clause signals that users' Personal Information may be legally treated as sold or shared under certain U.S. privacy laws through the use of advertising technologies, triggering potential opt-out rights.
Users' Personal Information may be treated as sold or shared under certain U.S. privacy laws as a result of Mercury's advertising cookie practices, even absent a monetary transaction.
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